Reader photos: Crashing waves, lord of fireflies, more

Jul. 10, 2014
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Waves crash in the Atlantic Ocean. / Julia Barden, Your Take

by Jessica Cervantes, USAToday

by Jessica Cervantes, USAToday

We asked for your photos, and you shared them! Here's a roundup of our best reader photos today. Do you want to see your photos featured in our daily Take 5? Submit your top shots at yourtake.usatoday.com in the drop-down menu of your USA TODAY iPhone app.

In Columbus, Ga., Homer Littleton explored a market and found this bright flower for sale.

Julia Barden took this photo underwater as waves crashed in front of her camera.

While visiting Phoenix, Emily Brown dodged sprinklers to get this shot during her morning run.

After a thunderstorm in Solon, Ohio, Mingming Lu captured fireflies wandering in her backyard.

As Jared Kay snapped this photo, ominous clouds met the sun's rays in Northport, N.Y., on the Fourth of July.

To see more fabulous photos from folks like you, go to yourtake.usatoday.com. Have awesome photos that could be featured in Take 5? Sign up for Your Take using your Facebook or Google+ account. We look forward to your contributions!